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Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being
Eileen Feng leans against a pole.

Eileen Feng, a graduate student in Integrated Product Design.

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Combining AI and artmaking for youth well-being

Through a community-led partnership project, graduate student Eileen Feng and an interdisciplinary, cross-school team are working with local youth to tailor an AI-supported platform for healing through creative arts.
Expanding on a legacy of heart health education
Taylor Brothers, Aravind Krishnan, and Rashmi Acharya at Project HERO workshop.

At a recent Project HERO workshop at one of SHOP’s partner sites, Aravind Krishan, center, gave a brief presentation on heart health and Taylor Brothers, left, gave a CPR demo.

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Expanding on a legacy of heart health education

Fourth-year Aravind Krishnan, the inaugural Sarah Katz Award recipient, is working to help shelter residents in Philadelphia better monitor their health.
From drummer to educator: How entrepreneurship transcends disciplines
Jeffrey Babin.

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From drummer to educator: How entrepreneurship transcends disciplines

As a practice professor in the Penn Engineering Entrepreneurship program, Jeffrey Babin is committed to helping students bring ideas from the lab to the marketplace.

Melissa Pappas

A Q&A with Mike Petrocelli from the Penn Ice Rink
Mike Petrocelli leans against the glass at the Penn Rice Rink.

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A Q&A with Mike Petrocelli from the Penn Ice Rink

The ice operations manager at the Penn Ice Rink chats about working in a cold environment, the importance of controlling temperature, driving the Zamboni, and what makes the award-winning facility unique.
Psychiatric faculty mentorship programs are key to this expert’s journey
Yvette Shaline.

Yvette Sheline is the McLure Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Research in the Perelman School of Medicine.

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Psychiatric faculty mentorship programs are key to this expert’s journey

Psychiatry and behavioral research professor Yvette Sheline has crafted a program to provide mentorship opportunities catered specifically to psychiatry researchers.

Eric Horvath

Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith and Awards Commemoration honors King’s life and work
Eddie Glaude addresses the crowd with a large image of MLK in the background

“Let’s choose the America that Dr. King gave his life for,” Glaude said in his address. 

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Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith and Awards Commemoration honors King’s life and work

The annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith and Awards Commemoration celebrates King’s life and work and honors students, faculty, staff, and community members. This year’s winners were selected for their work in the Penn community and beyond.

Kristina Linnea García

Penn’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
An image of the Hall of Flags looking down at round tables crowded with people

The annual Day of Service begins with a kickoff breakfast in Houston Hall.

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Penn’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Penn’s 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Symposium on Social Change will be held Jan. 20.

Kristina Linnea García

Helping Korean Americans with end-of-life planning is her passion
Eunice Park-Clinton.

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Helping Korean Americans with end-of-life planning is her passion

Eunice Park-Clinton, a nurse case manager in the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Emergency Department, leads seminars for Korean-speaking families to understand end-of-life care, with funding from a Penn Medicine CARES grant.

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Penn marks 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Symposium
Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at a podium in 1967.

Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a speech at UC Berkeley’s Sproul Plaza, Berkeley, California, May 17, 1967. 

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Penn marks 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Symposium

The Day of Service on Jan. 19 includes multiple volunteer and educational opportunities honoring Martin Luther King Jr., with more than 30 activities and celebrations continuing through Feb. 6.

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Penn staff make the Philadelphia area a better place through side gigs
Mary Kinney dropping off knitwear for donation.

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Penn staff make the Philadelphia area a better place through side gigs

The 12th piece in Penn Today’s Side Gigs for Good series highlights staff who mentor and empower Latino professionals, lead Girl Scout troops, donate hand-knitted items to people in need, and connect Philadelphia children with music opportunities.